The Flop House

When a film hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a-mamma. Christmas came early for Stuart this year, as we FINALLY get to discuss his new favorite movie, Mafia Mamma . And to sweeten the deal, everyone's favorite Flop House sometime-co-host and star of the show, Hallie Haglund, dropped by to join in the fun! Not to put any of our other shows down, but THIS IS A GOOD ONE, FOLKS. Wikipedia pag...

In honor of Veteran's Day, Elliott does the obvious thing -- talk about aunts in film. Check out FLOP TV!  You can buy tickets here!   To get our exclusive discount off your NordVPN plan + 4 months for free- go to https://nordvpn.com/flophouse - It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun....

Special effects WIZARD Todd Vaziri joins us to discuss a flop so EPIC it had multiple nicknames about how it was a flop (but still has some pretty great special effects). That's right, we're discussing 1995's infamous bomb: Waterworld ! And don't worry, fans of more recent bad movie discussion -- next episode we leap Back to the Present with a discussion of Mafia Mamma. Check out  our season of st...

We wrap up our discussion ranking the iconic horror movie villains — and the winner may surprise you! Check out FLOP TV!  You can buy tickets here! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund , to support those still affected by the SAG/AFTRA strike. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinflop

We're currently on the road for our L.A. live shows, so the notes for this Shocktober week are a little abbreviated -- we watched Friday the 13th, Part VIII -- Jason Takes Manhattan ! Check out  our season of streaming shows, FLOP TV! If you want to help out crew members and others affected by the SAG/AFTRA strike, you can  Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here . The Wikipedia page for J...

Stuart leads Dan and Elliott in a discussion ranking the iconic horror movie villains -- and the conversation was so fruitful, we decided to split it in two parts, with the second to come later this Shocktober! Check out FLOP TV!  You can buy tickets here! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund , to support those still affected by the SAG/AFTRA strike.   To get our exclusive discount off your...

Well, they said they'd get us in the end, and I guess they were right! We couldn't avoid those little beasties anymore, and decided to kick off our 80's flashback Shocktober with the oft-mentioned, but never fully discussed tiny creature feature Ghoulies ! If you live in Los Angeles, you can get tix for  your choice of TWO live shows at Vidiots on 10/19 . And if you prefer watching us from the com...

We welcome singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton and Paul Sabourin of Paul and Storm to talk about cruise ship movies, in honor of their annual seagoing nerdfest, the JoCo Cruise ! Check out FLOP TV!  You can buy tickets here! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund , to support those still affected by the SAG/AFTRA strike. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https:...

We're having an absolutely legendary Smalltember. First we covered  The Legend of the Titanic , and now we're looking into The Legend of the Roller Blade Seven . Apparently they're legendary, but forgive us for being unfamiliar until now. It was made using a system RB7 star/co-writer/producer Scott Shaw dubbed "Zen Filmmaking." According to his wiki, this is a "style of filmmaking where no screenp...

Elliott quizzes Dan and Stu on cinematic treasures. We’ve changed how we’re running FLOP TV — now all of the shows will be up until late January, so that even if you buy a season pass late in the season, you’ll have access to EVERY episode until then.  You can buy tickets here! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund , to support those affected by the WGA strike. Help support this show and unlo...

Due to the ongoing  WGA  - SAG/AFTRA strikes, we’re hitting pause on current releases, and focusing on some films 90’s kids will remember. And while we doubt most Smalltember(vember?) movies are union signatories, we decided to keep the train a rollin' anyway and make this a 90s flashback Smalltember ! We kick it off with 1999's Italian-Korean-American co-production The Legend of the Titanic -- a...

Stuart provides puzzling problems to perplex his perspicacious pals. We’ve changed how we’re running FLOP TV — now all of the shows will be up until late January, so that even if you buy a season pass late in the season, you’ll have access to EVERY episode until then.  You can buy tickets here! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund , to support those affected by the WGA strike. Help support t...

Due to the ongoing  refusal of the AMPTP to negotiate in good faith with the WGA  or with our union brothers and sisters in SAG/AFTRA, we’re hitting pause on discussing current releases, and focusing on some films 90’s kids will remember. This week, we talk Wild Wild West (the 1999 movie version of the 60's sci-fi western TV show) a blockbuster mega-bomb that nearly ended multiple careers! Check o...

Dan walks Elliott and Stuart through some of the 90s output of critically-reviled actor Jim Belushi, trying to answer the question, "what would make a Jim Belushi movie appealing to you?" We've changed how we're running FLOP TV -- now all of the shows will be up until late January, so that even if you buy a season pass late in the season, you'll have access to EVERY episode until then.  You can bu...

Due to the ongoing refusal of the AMPTP to negotiate in good faith with the WGA or with our union brothers and sisters in SAG/AFTRA, we've decided to hit pause on discussing more current releases, since (in our own bizarro way) it could promote that work. Instead, we're using this opportunity to go back in time and discuss some silly releases from the past, starting out with some films 90's kids w...

Elliott points out that, pre-Barbenheimer, two big movies had frequently been released on the same day. It's true! You can look it up! He runs Dan and Stu through a battle of wits, exploring other mismatched matchups from cinema past. Tonight's the premiere night of FLOP TV, and you can buy tickets here! If you can't watch tonight, you have a two week viewing window to catch up at your leisure! Do...

When last we saw our book club pals , they were getting all horned up and making life changes based on 50 Shades of Grey . Now that they're reading The Alchemist, we can only assume they're out there exerting their control over the elements. Join us as we explore this exciting new addition to the "Jane Fonda hangs out with 3 other elderly actresses" cinematic universe! Check out  more info about o...

Stuart brings back the Peach Pit, everyone's favorite after-show about The Flop House, to quiz The Original Peaches about our opinions on fine art and answer a few questions straight from Stu's DMs. Check out  more info about our upcoming season of streaming shows, FLOP TV, and buy tickets! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here , to support those affected by the WGA strike. Ever tried Mi...

It's a goddamn milestone -- 400 mainline episodes over 16 years of The Flop House! (And that's not counting all of the FH Minis, and the Movie Minutes of yore!) Thus, we took a break from our usual modus operandi of watching less-artistically-successful modern movies, and we treated ourselves with one of the classics of the bad movie canon (so much so that it's the topic of the extremely enjoyable...

In honor of our upcoming 400th episode, we're picking some classics to revisit! Dan introduces FATEFUL FINDINGS, the film that introduced us to Neil Breen. Originally released as episode 187  on 09.19.2015   -- **apologies for any sound issues/wrongheaded past statements-- we hope to have improved since then! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.or...

In honor of our upcoming 400th episode, we're picking some classics to revisit! Stu introduces STOLEN , one of our faves from St. Nicholas Cage. Originally released as episode 124  on 04.20.2013 -- **apologies for any sound issues/wrongheaded past statements-- we hope to have improved since then! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinflop

In honor of our upcoming 400th episode, we're picking some classics to revisit! Elliott introduces   NO DEPO$IT , the film that introduced us to Frank D'Angelo. Originally released as episode 212  on 09.03.2016 -- **apologies for any sound issues/wrongheaded past statements-- we hope to have improved since then! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun...

Dan leads Elliott and Stuart in a discussion of the non-movie things they do to stay happy and sane. (But don't worry, film fans -- there's still plenty of movie talk scattered around. We can't help ourselves!) Check out  more info about our upcoming season of streaming shows, FLOP TV, and buy tickets! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here , to support those affected by the WGA strike, i...

Is this the most popular, highest-grossing movie we've ever done? Possibly! We're too lazy to put in the legwork to check. Why don't YOU do it, for a school project about statistics or economics or some shit. Anyway, the point is, we used the "or CRITICAL flop" loophole (42 on Metacritc) so we could watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie . Don't at us. Or do, whatever, we're not your dad. Wikipedia pag...

Executive Producer of the all-new animated series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (and our pal) Brendan Hay joins us, for Elliott's canonical sexiness rankings of those compact green snacks, the grembleings. Check out more info about our upcoming season of streaming shows, FLOP TV, and buy tickets! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here , to support those affected by the WGA strike, if yo...